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  • Next Volunteer Coffee Morning – Change of Date

    The next volunteer coffee morning has been rescheduled for Friday 5t April. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope you can still come along.

    Time and location remain the same: Rooms 2/3 at 10:30am.

    For info, dates of future coffee mornings are below:

    Monday 29th April
    Tuesday 21st May
    Wednesday 26th June
    Thursday 25th July
    (Aug – Dec dates to be confirmed later in the year)

    Kind regards

    The Volunteer Team

  • Pool Car back in action

    Pool Car back in action

    The pool car is now back at the museum and is available for use. It can be booked as normal through its dedicated calendar.

    All staff are reminded that the pool car (or one of the museum vans) should be your first choice when going off site on museum business. 

    If you do use your own vehicle for museum business you must have ‘business use’ included and listed on your personal insurance policy otherwise you may find yourself not insured.

  • Record visitor numbers for Feb half-term

    Over the course of the 9 days of February half term, we welcomed an astonishing 14,804 visitors with 12,258 visitors attending between Monday 18 & Sunday 24 Feb. This is 63% ahead of budget and 43% more than the same week last year.  This makes Feb half term 2019 the best on record by far and actually comparable to Whitsun Week in 2018.

    What’s more – people had a great time!  12 of the 19 reviews left on Tripadvisor over the last 7 days awarded the Museum 5 stars, including the one below:

    ‘Marvellous Museum’

    I had an absolutely lovely day at Black Country Living Museum. Such a lovely environment filled with excitement, joy and happiness… I had a very special and memorable day and I will totally come back.

    Well done and thank you to everyone involved!

  • Peaky Blinders Nights – Staff & Volunteer Tickets

    Peaky Blinders Nights tickets go on sale to Members, staff & volunteers on Wed 27 Feb.

    Staff & volunteers can purchase their tickets between 8.30am and 9.20am  on Wednesday morning in the Admissions building (card payments only) and from then on, during normal admissions’ hours.

    Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the ‘Staff tickets for Events‘ Policy which has been slightly changed in light of feedback received last year.

  • Research opportunity to visit Imperial War Museum

    We have 10 places available on a voluntary research visit to the Imperial War Museum on Tuesday 19 March 2019.

    Why are we going?

    The Imperial War Museum (https://www.iwm.org.uk/) explores conflict and its impact on people’s lives, recording conflict and difficult histories. We are visiting to take inspiration from IWM, to share ideas and to see how other museums tackle difficult histories within a learning environment. We will be looking at trails, activities and interpretation methods used to inform visitors. Everyone attending will be asked to complete an activity work book, which will be collected at the end of the visit. This is a great opportunity to see the work of a highly regarded national museum, and to get to know other members of staff, volunteers and supporters.

    Exhibitions:

    Making a New World: explores how the First World War shaped society, using immersive live music, performance and public debates.

    The Holocaust Exhibition: The Holocaust Exhibition tells the story of the Nazi persecution of the Jews and other groups before and during the Second World War.

    MIMESIS: African Soldier: Millions of African and Colonial soldiers contributing to Victories throughout the First World War.

    Moments of Silence: Moments of Silence, exploring the origins, history and future of remembrance rituals.

    Life after the First World War in Photography: Through a rich collection of photographs, discover the innovation and resourcefulness that shaped regeneration of the World Post-War.

     

    Who is it available to?

    Any member of staff or volunteer.

    Please note, the cost of the trip is being funded by the Museum. You will not be paid to visit the Imperial War Museum unless you are a contracted staff member and have permission from your line manager to attend as part of your role.

    How to reserve your place?

    If you would like to attend, simply email [email protected] leaving your name, team and contact telephone number.  Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

    Pick up and drop off

    Leaving BCLM at 8am and leaving London at 5pm

    Approx. return time at the Museum 8.00-8.30pm

  • Health & Safety Policy Update

    The Museum’s Health & Safety Policy has been revised and is now available within the ‘Documents’ section of the Intranet. Revisions take into account the Museum’s interim staffing arrangements and will be further revised when the new Management structure is in place.

    All of us are responsible for our own individual safety and those of others at the Museum. Please take this opportunity to read through the revised Policy to remind yourselves of your individual and collective responsibilities.

    Jonathan White

    Operations Manager

  • How to Book the Land Rover

    The Land Rover is now bookable via the BCLM calendar. Bookings will be managed by Glenis Williams through the dedicated shared calendars (details on how to do this are listed below).

    The Land Rover can be used by any member of staff with a current driving licence going off site to collect items on Museum business. You will be responsible for the vehicle whilst it is in your possession. In the next few weeks we will also be introducing a ‘use log’, similar to the one in the pool car, which will be kept inside the Land Rover. This information will help us to understand how often the Land Rover is being used, for what purpose, and by which department.

    How to open and use the Land Rover calendar

    • Open Outlook and click the ‘calendar’ tab.
    • On the ‘home’ tab click ‘open calendar’ and then ‘open shared calendar’ from the list.
    • Type “Land Rover” ’ and click ‘OK’ (the calendar should now open and appear on your list of shared calendars).

    How to book the Land Rover 

    • Open the calendar and find the day you wish to book (you will see if it is available).
    • Click the time you want to start and pick ‘new meeting’ from the home tab and click ‘new meeting with all’ from the drop down list.
    • Complete the appointment request with your name as the subject.
    • NOTE: make sure “Land Rover” is the only entry in the ‘to’ box (otherwise it will send invites to all of the calendars you have open at the time) and then send.
    • The request will appear as ‘Tentative’ until Glenis Williams approves your request.

    Or

    • Open the calendar and find the day you wish to book (you will see if it is available).
    • Select the time on your own calendar, right click and select ‘new appointment’
    • Complete the appointment request with your name as the subject, click ‘invite attendees’ from the appointment tab and enter ‘Land Rover’ in the ‘to’ box and then send.
    • The request will appear as ‘Tentative’ until Glenis Williams approves your request.

    PLEASE NOTE: Please return the vehicle empty of materials at the agreed time.

  • Pool Car currently out of action

    Pool Car currently out of action

    Please note the Pool Car is currently off the road following an accident on Monday – repairs are in hand and we will let you know as soon as it is back up and running.

    If you have booked the car over the next few weeks you will unfortunately need to make alternative arrangements.

  • Our Round 2 Application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund

    Yesterday (Monday 4 February) we hosted The National Lottery Heritage Fund.  The visit forms an important part of their assessment of our £9.4m funding application towards BCLM: Forging Ahead, and if successful, will mean we can start work on the ground in the early summer.

    It was terribly important that our guests from the NLHF met as many people as possible, and I was so delighted that this included staff, volunteers, members of our Community Panels, our friends from Black Country Touring, Museum Trustees, local MPs and representatives from stakeholders, including Ninder Johal from the Local Enterprise Partnership, Peter Knott from Arts Council England, and Sarah Norman Chief Executive from Dudley Council, as well as the Midland Metro Alliance. We even had a video message from West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street.

    From my perspective, the day was a great success and ended with colleagues in the Bottle & Glass and a great sense of pride in what everyone had done, and is doing, to make the Museum a success.

    We now have a seven week wait until a decision is made, although we will continue to take forward preparations, on the assumption that the decision is in our favour.

    I especially want to thank everyone who was at the Museum today and had a role in organising, performing, directing, transporting, cleaning, catering, tech-ing, talking with and answering questions from the NLHF.  You were all terrific and can be very proud of the part you played.

    Thank you.

    Andrew

  • Doo’s Staff Room Now Open

    As of Wed 23 Jan, the staff room above Doo’s will re-open following its refurbishment.